Retiring to Lancashire

mazza we have a thread about our meet up. Look at forums, it's alphabetical, look under meet ups, we are north west. We are meeting in Bolton. If you post on there you will get replies. Hope you can make it.

Welcome to Lancashire Babs, I hope you are very happy here. We are meeting up on the 21st July from the North West, you are more than welcome to join us if you can.

Hi Nana3 I have sent you a message about the meet up. I couldn't find the thread any way I am hoping to join you in July ?

Well we have been here for 9 days and all is well. We have had visits from family and have been to visit my dear friend who is very Ill. Also DH is 65 next week so we are planning a gathering next Sat afternoon. So far we haven't had time to do much exploring but we had a lovely walk in the nearby park which is beautiful!
The only problem is I find I miss my children even more now! Maybe it's seeing my sisters with their families around them I don't know but I expect I'll get used to it ?

How are you Babs. Can you make it to our meet up in Bolton?

Forgot to say that I am half Lancashire/half Yorkshire and have actually been entertaining my Yorkshire relatives today, just gone! I am fed up of meeting just at funerals so I vowed I would organise a get together of the three different factions of relatives from Yorkshire, one lot from the North, one lot from the West and one lot from the South, all Yorkshire! Although my mum knew all of them and we kept in touch with them all, they don't really know each other and haven't met for 50 years or so, till today! I have vastly over catered, am exhausted now but happy.

Hello from a long term lurker! I'm interested in the get together a as I am Lancashire born and bred and nothing seems to happen oop north. I am in the north of the county so Manchester is a bit of a trek. I do hope the poster is settling in here as we really are friendly and the weather has been sunny recently!

Where do I find out about the meet ups please? I don't know my way round the site very well.

Well here we are been here for 3 days and already it feels like home! Early days but the signs are that we have made the right decision. The removal men were brilliant and we are making progress opening box after box. The house is in fairly good order and we have just finished cutting the grass which was 2 feet high.

We will see how it goes but all good so far. ?

Retiring to Lancashire

You have my condolences.

A Yorkshirewoman x

Rubylady, I accept that Lancashire people have many good qualities but, at the end of the day, you can have as many comedians, sportsmen etc as you like, Yorkshire has God. You can't get more impressive than a deity

Hope everything went well with your move, Babs.

mancgirl we have a meet up in Bolton in July, we have a thread. Hope you can come.

Babs1952 hope your move has gone well and was not too traumatic.
Welcome to Lancashire take lots of and for recovery.
We have a July date etc for our North/West meet up, you can see it on our thread. It would be lovely if you could join us.

Wishing you all the best

Yeah, I remember Charlie Williams from The Comedians era, great.

Vamp Not just one comedian though, oh no, we have at least three comedians, one presenter (all regularly on tele), one dj, one Knighted actor and that is just our own town. Oh and we have an Olympic Gold winner and a famous singer. Not bad for a Lancashire Mill town. I, for one, am extremely proud to live here.

Rubylady, a few years ago there was Charlie Williams, but alas he is no more, lovely bloke.

Ah, rubylady, you may have a comedian but everyone knows that Yorkshire is God's own county

Good luck, Babs.

Morning Babs. Hope the move goes well for you. I'm sure you will have a warm welcome back in your home county.. Where and when do you 'netters meet up in the north west?

Babs don't just disappear off the radar. Thanks for your update, but also let us know how things are going.

Hope all goes well today babs. Good luck for your new home

Good Luck Babs

Vampire When you can boast that you have The Comedian who has the "Most successful stand up tour of all time" living in your own town, then you can say Yorkshire is better than Lancashire. Come on, which famous Yorkshiremen do you have apart from Parky?

Thanks for all your comments here I am at 12.45am unable to sleep and the van arrives in 7 hours. My sister is collecting the key and is going to take her Hoover etc. bless her, I didn't argue which I normally would
Well my Yorkshire man has never mentioned going back - I think he likes to keep some distance from his family!! His friend said we are going to the dark side! We are not far from the border so the best of both worlds ?
No going back now. Let the adventure begin ?

We are doing the same as you Babs, but going to Wales to be nearer our daughter. Now we are in the process I'm getting excited. A new ( ish) place to explore. Big adventure

Moving from where you've lived for a long time is bound to be stressful but also it's an adventure.

I'm surprised you decided on Lancashire when you could have moved to Yorkshire. It seems like second best or didn't you know that the last two places God created where Lancashire and Yorkshire. He intended to make them the same. He made Lancashire first and was very happy but there were a couple of points he wished he'd made differently so when he created Yorkshire he tweaked it slightly and made it perfect in every way

I am half Yorkshire, half Lancashire, lived in Yorkshire till I was nearly 13, then moved to Lancashire. In 1977, complete with husband, 5 kids and a cat, we relocated to Lincolnshire, think we`ll stay here now.

I am a Yorkshire lass in Lancashire and its ok!